As all looks set for the National Democratic Alliance to form the government for a consecutive third term, the Telugu Desam Party has threw the dice which could compel the Bharatiya Janata Party to mull over. The Chandrababu Naidu-led party, which now plays a pivotal role in the NDA with 16 seats, has demanded 6 ministerial profiles for the party and the post of Lok Sabha Speaker, as per a report by the New Indian Express.

The development comes just a day ahead when the alliance is preparing to stake claim to President Droupadi Murmu to form the government. 

With BJP limited at 240 seats in the Lok Sabha polls, the saffron party is now banking upon the Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) and TDP to continue for a consecutive third term at Centre. JD(U), with its 12 seats and TDP with 16 are poised to have a crucial say in the upcoming coalition government and the BJP will have to deliberate upon Chandrbabu Naidu's party's demand. 

These are the 16 TDP candidates which make the party a key stakeholder in NDA 3.0. 

Sr. No. Candidate Constituency
1. K Rammohan Naidu Srikakulam
2. Appalanaidu Kalisetti Vizianagaram
3. Sribharat Mathukumili Visakhapatnam
4. GM Harish (Balayogi) Amalapuram
5. Putta Mahesh Kumar Eluru
6. K Sivanath (Chinni) Vijayawada
7. Dr Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani Guntur
8. L Srikrishna Devarayalu Narsaraopet 
9. Krishna Prasad Tenneti Bapatla (SC)
10. Mahunta Sreenivasulu Reddy Ongole
11. Dr Byreddy Shabari Nandyal
12. B Nagaraju Panchalingala Kurnoolu
13. Ambica G Lakshminarayana Valmiki Ananthapur
14. BK Parthasarathi Hindupur
15. Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy Nellore 
16. Daggumalla Prasada Rao Chittoor (SC) 

The BJP-TDP-Jana Sena alliance scored a win in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, which took place simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls. Two Jana Sena candidates have also won the Lok Sabha polls, 

Sr. No. Candidate Constituency
1. Tangella Uday Srinivas Kakinada
2. Balashowry Vallabhaneni Machilipatnam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony is likely to take place on either June 8 or 9, as per ABP News sources which will be attended by leaders of the neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka and Bangaldesh.